Tips to Pray When You Don't Know How to Pray

Have you ever found yourself in a situation so overwhelming you didn’t know how to pray about it?

Ten years into our marriage, my husband, David, lost his job. He went to work one Monday morning and returned an hour later with a pink slip in his hand. We had two preschool aged children, a mortgage, and little savings. I worked a day and a half each week as a dental hygienist and earned enough to buy groceries, but nothing more.

The day after he was terminated, David awoke to violent stomach pains and nausea that confined him to his bed for days. Instead of job hunting, he was, well . . . I’ll spare you the details.

Two days later our car died. A friend suspected the engine had thrown a rod.

David’s doctor ordered a series of tests, but we hesitated to schedule them because our health insurance ended with his job.

As our heap of trials rose higher than the stack of bills in our mailbox, our fears grew, and our faith trembled.

You may be facing a different yet equally frightening scenario. A prodigal child. A serious health threat. A complex work situation. Maybe you’re stuck in a relationship battle with a difficult (or impossible) friend, church member, or family member, and you simply don’t know how to pray your way through.

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